Masa
Batida/Preparada
(Mixed/Prepared Corn Dough for Tamales)
$1.49 lb
Please call us AT LEAST one day in advance to order masa!(510) 444-9954
Formulas
15 lbs = 100 Commercial Size Tamales (Approx. 8dz)
5 lbs = Approx 35 Tamales
OR
LBS of Meat (Adjust for cooking shrinkage and bones)
X 2
= LBS of Masa Batida
Example
10LBS of Pork Butt
Becomes 8 lbs Cooked Meat
8 X 2 = 16lbs Masa Batida
1 LB Hojas (Dried Corn Husks) per 10 LBS Masa Batida
To Prepare Plain Corn Dough (Masa sin Preparar/Sencilla) for Tamales
DO NOT USE A MIXER
It will break or burn out! Must be mixed by hand! Or better yet purchase it already mixed!
Plain Masa once mixed GROWS by a couple of LBS (5LBS Plain becomes 7 LBS Mixed)
5 LBS Plain Masa (Sencilla)
ADD
1 LB Fat (Lard, Butter, Margarine or Crisco)
2 Tablespoons Baking Powder
Salt to Taste
Liquid (Warm Soup Stock or Water) to make consistency like cake frosting, not too thick or too loose
If using DRY Corn Flour (Maseca or Masa-Mixta Brands)
Ratio
1 Cup Flour add 1 Cup Warm to make Plain Corn Dough once you make amount needed use formula above
(Mixed/Prepared Corn Dough for Tamales)
$1.49 lb
Please call us AT LEAST one day in advance to order masa!(510) 444-9954
Formulas
15 lbs = 100 Commercial Size Tamales (Approx. 8dz)
5 lbs = Approx 35 Tamales
OR
LBS of Meat (Adjust for cooking shrinkage and bones)
X 2
= LBS of Masa Batida
Example
10LBS of Pork Butt
Becomes 8 lbs Cooked Meat
8 X 2 = 16lbs Masa Batida
1 LB Hojas (Dried Corn Husks) per 10 LBS Masa Batida
To Prepare Plain Corn Dough (Masa sin Preparar/Sencilla) for Tamales
DO NOT USE A MIXER
It will break or burn out! Must be mixed by hand! Or better yet purchase it already mixed!
Plain Masa once mixed GROWS by a couple of LBS (5LBS Plain becomes 7 LBS Mixed)
5 LBS Plain Masa (Sencilla)
ADD
1 LB Fat (Lard, Butter, Margarine or Crisco)
2 Tablespoons Baking Powder
Salt to Taste
Liquid (Warm Soup Stock or Water) to make consistency like cake frosting, not too thick or too loose
If using DRY Corn Flour (Maseca or Masa-Mixta Brands)
Ratio
1 Cup Flour add 1 Cup Warm to make Plain Corn Dough once you make amount needed use formula above
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California 94607
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